August 3, 200719 yr Detroit infielder Neifi Perez suspended for 80 games after 3rd positive test for stimulant Posted 19m ago | Comment | Recommend E-mail | Save | Print | Subscribe to stories like this DETROIT (AP) ? Tigers infielder Neifi Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday after testing positive for a third time for a banned stimulant, a penalty that finishes his season. Perez was suspended for 25 games on July 6 when he tested positive for a second time. Under baseball's labor contract, a player who tests positive for the first time is sent for counseling. Perez has been the only player suspended by baseball for stimulants since they were banned before the 2006 season. His first suspension had been set to end after Friday night's game against the Chicago White Sox. Under baseball's labor contract, a player cannot be disciplined multiple times for a positive test stemming from the same use of a banned substance, meaning Perez had to take a prohibited stimulant more than once. Another positive test would lead to a suspension to be determined at the discretion of commissioner Bud Selig, with Perez having the right to have an arbitrator review the penalty. His initial suspension cost him $396,175, and the second will cost him $792,350 - a total of $1,188,525 of his $2.5 million salary. He will miss the final 54 games of the regular season and finish serving the suspension next year, if he is signed. Because of his initial positive test, Perez is subject to at least six additional tests over the next year. The 34-year-old Perez is hitting .172 with one homer and six RBIs in 64 at-bats for the defending AL champions. His biggest contribution was when he started a spectacular double play to end the eighth inning of Justin Verlander's no-hitter. Perez won a Gold Glove at shortstop in 2000 with the Colorado Rockies and also has played for Kansas City, San Francisco and Chicago. Tampa Bay pitcher Juan Salas has been the only other player suspended this year under the major league testing program, a 50-game penalty announced May 7 following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance. Twenty players have been suspended this year under baseball's minor league program. The Associated Press what an idiot.
August 4, 200719 yr seriously what an idiot, one more and he's done if he fails another, he's banned for life?
August 4, 200719 yr seriously what an idiot, one more and he's done if he fails another, he's banned for life? Yep.
August 6, 200719 yr He's not even testing positive for anything crazy. He's probably hooked on greenies or mini-thins. What a douche.
August 6, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first...
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary. ADHD is a bunch of BS which can be treated without drugs. And I say that as someone who is afflicted.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary. ADHD is a bunch of BS which can be treated without drugs. And I say that as someone who is afflicted. maybe you don't have it then
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary. ADHD is a bunch of BS which can be treated without drugs. And I say that as someone who is afflicted. maybe you don't have it then Was thinking the same thing. A lot of people say the same about depression, abut how people can just "get over it." But those people who say that never had true, chemical depression. People can't say how other people should react when the chemicals up there aren't exactly right. ADD is wrongfully diagnosed and instead shoved into every kids mouth who's parents are willing to shell out the money for it, but that doesn't mean it's not real.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary. ADHD is a bunch of BS which can be treated without drugs. And I say that as someone who is afflicted. maybe you don't have it then I am, I have type 3 ADHD. I took the medication for 2 years until I realized that I was starting to become addicted to it. (I was using Adderall). I found alternate means to deal with it. I guess it's wrong to say that it is a bunch of BS, I know that it's real. I'm just saying that I don't believe in taking behavior altering drugs to combat it. But that neither here not there. The deal is that Neifi is dumb for not checking with MLB about his medication.
August 7, 200719 yr It's medicine for ADHD, but let's all go ahead and call him a stupid a**hole anyway. That's great. That's not cool... if he was taking it because he has ADHD he shouldn't get suspended. No, we are calling him a stupid ahole because he was cleared to use Adderall. Then he wasn't able to get Adderall again and took a different amphetamine, I haven't found an article saying which one, because "someone" told him he could use any. Checking with MLB might have been a smart thing to do first... Yeah, but lambasting the guy for trying to treat a documented medical problem is unnecessary. ADHD is a bunch of BS which can be treated without drugs. And I say that as someone who is afflicted. maybe you don't have it then Was thinking the same thing. A lot of people say the same about depression, abut how people can just "get over it." But those people who say that never had true, chemical depression. People can't say how other people should react when the chemicals up there aren't exactly right. ADD is wrongfully diagnosed and instead shoved into every kids mouth who's parents are willing to shell out the money for it, but that doesn't mean it's not real. Like I said, I shouldn't have called it BS, I just feel it can be treated without drugs, as do many psychiatrists. I used to think the same thing about depression when I was younger, but then I met people with it and my sister was diagnosed with it too. The drugs she takes for that really make her life easier, makes her happier. I definitely believe that drugs are the best thing to combat it. I've done a lot of research on many of these things, and before someone asks... Yes, I have spoken to a good number of psychiatrists about these things, but sadly a good number seem to be happy to go "Yeah, you have ADD, take this" and up the dosage on a nearly constant basis. And THAT's why I call it BS, not because I don't believe people have ADHD, but because it's so overly diagnosed and called the reason for a ridiculous amount of things. I've even heard doctors connect it to teen pregnancy!
August 7, 200719 yr Overly diagnosed and called the reason for lots of things doesn't mean Perez doesn't have it.
August 7, 200719 yr Overly diagnosed and called the reason for lots of things doesn't mean Perez doesn't have it. I'm still looking for the part that I said he did. The only thing I said was that he should have made sure that he was allowed to use that medication.
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